I was glad to see Redbeard return from his premature shanking since he's such a cool character(Although less interesting this time around.). Duke Gryfyn, though, man. I was bummed out when I saw this d-bag was still sucking air. His betrayal is pretty uncalled for the first time around and storming back into throne room and taking the smug look off his face was a pretty fun time.
Since killing him was optional in the first game, why keep him for the second if he never plays a part in the story? I don't really think his storyline merits continuance in the third game. I'd much prefered that this guy had stayed dead.